Kentucky on Friday November 06, 2009

KY: Amendment gives at least $100 million annually to horse industry
By Tom Loftus, The Courier-Journal (Louisville)
At least $100 million annually would go to Kentucky's horse industry if voters approve a proposed constitutional amendment to legalize slot machines.
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KY: State gets stimulus money for child care
By Stephenie Steitzer , The Courier-Journal (Louisville)
Gov. Steve Beshear announced Thursday that Kentucky will receive $4 million in federal stimulus funds to pay for training and other resources for child-care providers.
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KY: Panel sends governor 3 names for open court seat
By The Associated Press, Lexington Herald-Leader
Gov. Steve Beshear has three candidates to consider for an open district court judgeship that covers four eastern Kentucky counties.
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KY: Health department says it may have more vaccine for clinics
By Laura Ungar, The Courier-Journal (Louisville)
Louisville may wind up with more than double the doses of swine flu vaccine officials originally anticipated in time for the city's first mass vaccination clinics Wednesday and Thursday.
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KY: No extra security at Kentucky bases after Fort Hood shootings
By Staff and Wire Reports, The Courier-Journal (Louisville)
Fort Knox and Fort Campbell officials said they have not been ordered to lock down or take extra security precautions after a mass shooting at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas on Thursday.
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KY: By Ky. military museum set to reopen temporarily
The Associated Press, The Courier-Journal (Louisville)
The Kentucky Military History Museum is scheduled to temporarily reopen this month for public tours.
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KY: AP sources -- Suicide eyed in Ky. census worker case
By Devlin Barrett and Jeffrey McMurray, The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Investigators probing the death of a Kentucky census worker found hanging from a tree with the word "fed" scrawled on his chest increasingly doubt he was killed because of his government job and are pursuing the possibility he committed suicide, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press.
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Weekly wrap: Louisiana pleasantly surprised by haul from tax amnesty program
By Stephen C. Fehr, Stateline.org Staff Writer
More than $300 million is generated from delinquent Louisiana taxpayers; California finance chief hangs it up; Iowa Gov. Culver campaigns as problem solver; and stimulus Web site turns up boo-boos.
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